Rainbow egg layer (Dixie)?? Does anyone know about this breed?

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I bought some chicks (straight run for $1.99) at Tractor Supply.. and the label read "Rainbow egg layers". I thought to myself these chickens must lay colorful eggs (hence the sign). I asked the lady there at TSC if they laid colorful eggs and she assumed they did, so i went on and got them either way. Next thing you know i googled rainbow egg layers and got nothing but a combination of colorful eggs from different breeds (not a specific breed). I kept digging doing more research and i bumped into "Dixie Rainbow egg layers" so now i have these little chicks thinking they were a mixture of Easter Eggers or Ameraucanas , Araucanas, Faverolles, Olive eggers etc. I have never heard of this breed specifically (I'm new to raising chickens) . I don't mind this breed but i wanted to add some egg color to my flock since i already have brown egg layers . Does anybody own or have heard or know about this breed?
and can anyone tell me if this is what i have ?
Do you have any pictures of what they look like as adults??
I know is kind of early to tell (1 week old) but most of you here know way more about chickens than i do. Thank you !!
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These are what my EEs looked like ... and I'm going to send you what my friend got for favorells
 

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I just bought some yesterday, and one Australorp. There is very little information on them. Supposedly they all will look different due to the combination of breeds used to develop them. I'll try to post some pictures later! BTW, they were from TSC as well, in PA.
 
Update: they just turned 6 months and are already starting to lay eggs they are the brownish ones with spots/freckles and the white one, they are next to my EE/Ameraucana Rooster.. this is what my "Rainbow egg layers" look like now at 6months
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